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12 Rules for Spiritual Training

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  1. Act as if the spiritual realm exists.
  2. Undertake the quest with serious purpose.
  3. Seek companionship and spiritual direction.
  4. Turn towards the inner world through silence and introversion.
  5. Learn the value of genuine fasting.
  6. Learn to use the forgotten faculty of the imagination.
  7. Keep a journal.
  8. Keep a record of dreams.
  9. Be honest with yourself.
  10. Let your life manifest genuine love.
  11. Gird yourself with persistence and courage.
  12. Give generously of your material goods.
“Encounter With God: A Theology of Christian Experience” (Morton T. Kelsey), 171-212.

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